Whiffletree attachment.



G. J. PEPIN.

WHIPFLETREB ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED 001", 20, 1910.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH (0., WASHINGTON. D. c.

GEORGE J'. PEPIN, 0F BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA.

WHIFFLETREE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 20, 1910.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

Serial No. 588,120.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. Perm, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bottineau, in the county of Bottineau and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in\Vhiffletree Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for attachment to the whiffietrees oftwo horse eveners for vehicles and has for its object the provision of adevice that is adapted to be secured to the pivot pin of the evener ordouble tree and to the inner ends of the vwhiftletrees, and that servesas a guard to prevent the driving lines from getting caught under theinner ends of the whiflletrees, also to act as a brace to prevent theinner end from breaking, also that serves to maintain the whiflletreesin perpendicular relationship to the draft pole; and that prevents thetrace from being unhooked from the inner end of the whiflletree shouldthe outer end be broken.

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a plan view of the draftapparatus of a two horse vehicle showing my attachment in position, Fig.2, a vertical sectional View of the draft apparatus and my attachment,Fig. 3, a detail of the pivot pin for my attachment and Fig. 4, a detailof one of the swivel rings.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designatecorresponding parts in the several views.

A indicates the draft pole having the evener or double-tree B pivotallysecured thereto by means of pin 0, and D the whiffletrees pivotallysecured to the ends of the double-tree B.

My invention comprises the substantially circular frame 1 having thecross-bar 2 secured thereto and secured to an upright stud post 3 havinga circular foot 4 with an opening 5 to receive pin C and on which thefoot 4 rotates.

(3 indicates circular loops that are swivelly mounted on opposite sidesof frame 1 and adapted to receive the inner ends of the whitlletrees D.

As shown in Fig. 1 the frame 1 when in position forms a guard for theinner ends of whiflletrees D so that the driving lines cannot get underthem, nor can the lines get under the frame because of the circularloops 6 that effectually prevent it. Furthermore it will be apparentthat the frame 1 and loops 6 form substantial braces for the inner endsof the whitlletrecs D and prevent said inner ends from breaking as wellas also preventing the inner ends swinging around toward the front,should the outer end of the whiflletree be broken, thus preventing thetrace on the inner end of the whitlletree from coming off.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. In combinationwith a draft appliance comprising a double-tree and whillletreespivotally secured to its ends, a circular frame, a cross-bar secured tosaid frame, means to pivotally secure the cross-bar to the double-tree,and means mounted on said frame to engage the inner ends of thewhiflletrees.

2. In combination with a draft appliance comprising a double-treepivotally mounted on a suitable pin, and whillletrees pivotally securedto the ends of the double trees, a stud post pivotally secured to thedoubletrec pin, a frame secured to said stud post, and circular loopsswivelly secured to said frame and engaging the inner ends of thewhiffletrees.

GEORGE J. PEPIN. WVitnesses E. H. OIIAMI-IOLM, FRANK SoULLY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C.

